What is the name of your state? South Carolina
My girlfriend's mother was listed on her deceased husband's will to inherit 35% of his estate. Her husband died about one year ago and left a will with his son listed as the administrator. My girlfriend's mother is a Thai national, and all of her inquiries to the son have gone unanswered. Once he told her that he didn't know anything about the case! My girlfriend's mother has shown me one of her late husband's fidelity funds account which clearly shows transactions and withdrawals well after his death of about $45,000.
I subsequently requested the disposition of the probate case from the probate court on her behalf and found out that the case was discharged about four months ago due to there being no assets!
Does anyone know if a probate case can be reopened if it can be proven that the deceased did in fact have assets that the administrator knew about or withdrew prior to filing the probate case?
My girlfriend's mother was listed on her deceased husband's will to inherit 35% of his estate. Her husband died about one year ago and left a will with his son listed as the administrator. My girlfriend's mother is a Thai national, and all of her inquiries to the son have gone unanswered. Once he told her that he didn't know anything about the case! My girlfriend's mother has shown me one of her late husband's fidelity funds account which clearly shows transactions and withdrawals well after his death of about $45,000.
I subsequently requested the disposition of the probate case from the probate court on her behalf and found out that the case was discharged about four months ago due to there being no assets!
Does anyone know if a probate case can be reopened if it can be proven that the deceased did in fact have assets that the administrator knew about or withdrew prior to filing the probate case?